Car-door supporting and locking mechanism



2 Sheds-Sheet 1 Aug. l2, 19.30. E. c. ANDERsoN GAR DOOR SUPPORTING' ANDLOCKING MECHNISM Filed April 1s. 1922 Aug. l2, 1930.

E. C. ANDERSON CAR DOOR SUPPORTING AND LOCKING IEGHANISI 1mm April-1a.1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 E AIZder'O a Hfofrnm Patented Aug..12,j1`930 l, Y1,772,739v

OFFICE EMIL o. `Aixnmtso`1a, koFfDoj finns`ofizo'xngLLINo1s,fAssIof1\roR To THE Wilm-RMLWAYI A "AKPPLIANCVEcoMPAfNKY?? A CORPORATION oF` oHIo p' oaitgnoon sUPonTINdAND nocxnvMECHANISM 1 'f nppucationniea Aprilia, 1922. `semi m5554318.

' My invention,relatesftonewandilsefulimcause its ,armsto `tra-vel alongthe adjacent provementsin supportingfandlocking,meansinclined planes of5 the side Hanges of the for car doors and especially lforidropbottoindoors, :thereby `forcing the doors to, fully doorsof gondolaicars.- f igli e closedfposition. A z s 5 One of the ,objects of the presentinvention ftill another object of the present uwen-'50 is toprovideasupportingand,1ocking;device tion is toprovide for each door oflthecar for the doors which comprises a short pivotal temporarysupporting means combined with' hook for each of the doorsgwherebyjtheymayl final supporting means for eilioiently `forcing first `beVVtemporarily` supported Vin la, partlyA the `vdoor to a'closedposition, the last named-` l i0 closedfpositiomandto providelfurthersup-l; `means being adapted to be secured against 5.5 i

' porting 'and Vvlocking means for`- `eaehjdoor e releasing movement,ythus holdingthedoors;

comprising abr-acketf--in-whic`h ,issseciired af in a tightly closed andlocked positionf' 1' l rotatablelocking member `lfravvingftwoisllpgjStill another'obje'ct of the invention istol Porting arms,one,.rmbeng.adapted-10ilen?. ProvideY temporary *Supporting mme .andgage the adjacent'lsideof;onekdoorlandfthe nalsukpportingmeansforthedoors, which 50 other arm being cooperable with the adjacentf\`maybe quickly and readily applied tothe side of another door."- `Inother words,` there "carsnovv/inl use, which* arerelatively cheap isaseparatehook for eachdoor, but each f toinanufactu're, y,easilyssenibled,v and Whichv ofthe locking members @for 4supporting the maybequickly applied; 'Y Y 20 doors yin, fully closedposition engages -apailpA stillffurther o'bjectlotlthe invention is 65' r V tolprovidze meanswhereby when y,cardoorsr v As is well kny Wn'toqgt-hose:skilled-inthearetemporarily lieldin-alpartlyclosedlposif art, it is "arelativelysimple.mattertoyliftfa. tion,0ne`of them mayvbelnallyforcedtoand car door to arpa'rtlyclosedgor nearlyvclosed heldin acompletelyfl-osed position bymecha- Vof doors."`

' 25 positiombu't from-this pointto`tliefinalclosed-` mism-WhichVserve'stogforce the adjacent edge 70 position ofthe door `iniichqg'reater,gforceiisf of the-neighboring door tio-,closed position.'lyA', -'necessary.- vThis `is commonly "diie Ito thev factrelatedobjectof the' invention is to providef a thatthe doorbec'omes,warpedtor distorted 1n supporting Vni'echanism for ja pluralityofi-'carl f f service,l or becausesoineiofthefrnaterial'loadjdoors1nivhich partial releasing movenientf`V30 ed inthe carzwedgesfin betweenfthehinged,-ofthe"supportingimechanism effects theY re-v 75 edge ofthe ldoorand the.gj 5.1 lease offene doortherefrom and furthermove: n ranotherv oftheinobjectstherefore,ofnthe "ment "o'ft'lie mechuiism in the salmedirection" present invention is toy provide. a., hook for t causesftherelease of theadjaeent door there-l r i v each doora'dapted tosupporttheflatterina from@1 `135 temporary .posit-iomfaninclinedplanebeing/1, VVith these fand other objects in View,A 80

- formedalong one sidecflange ofthe door andl invention consists incert-ain novelifeifituresl an oppositely inclinedplanev being fornietlfand lcombinationsof parts as will vbeherein-v along thekother-sidepflange oflthefdoor andra afterniore fullydescribed andpointed out in l rotatable member formed'Withapluralityoftheclamg` f Y Ys n c 40v armsbei'ng providedzfr"engaging.theadjal,. Referringnowto thedrawings showing:A 85 cent linclined planes iof;neighboring*:VdoiSQprefer-redembodiment ofthe inventionf saidfrotatablememberhavin'gasocket'forreQrv `Figure lfisia diagrammatic View of acaroeiving a lever ory handle .'sothatafter"y the showingv `herelationvotgthe doors and the supdoorsaresupported,1nlteniporaryposition,` fportingvand locking mechanisms. .p,1. V, e 45 the rotatable 'member mieb Operated 2te Figure' 2, sin,fragmentary topiplanl View f90 Figure 8 is a fragmentary sideelevation,.

certain parts being in section and other parts l being broken away forthe sake of clearness.

Figurelis asectional view' taken on line 4--4 of Fig. 3, and

Figure 5 is a sectional view looking in the (pposite direction andtakenv onl line .5t-5 of The drawin s illustrate a drop bottom car 1havin the ottoni 2 thereof provided on each si e ofthe cai` center sillswith three hinged doors A, B and C, the hinges 4 being secured tobrackets which are in turnriveted to a portion of a center sill 6`.These doors A, B and C are of the metal type, e ah having the dependingflanges forming the sides 7 an 8,-the iront Bange 9and the rear flange10.

A ion of-one vof the side flanges 7 is cut out at aslight distancefromthe front` flange 9, as at a point 11, to form the inclinedI planeor'wedging face 1.2. The incline stops at the point 13, and the cut outportionfthen extends for a short distance parallel with the bod or planeoflthe door. On the opposite side-o the doer'the end portion of thefiange 8 is slightly beveled as at 14, as shown ini Fig. 5, this beveledportion being oppositely inclinedto the plane` 12 on theange 7. `Allthree of the dpors arev likewise constructed, and a deseri tion of oneis a description of all.

` e car diaphragms 1-5 extending between the doors are provided with theapertures 16, and are suitably connected and braced to the body of thecar, They, however, in themselves, form no part of the presentinvention.

Around the edges of each aperture is riveted a plate 17on whichareformed the lugs 18 between which is mounted la rotatable lockf ingmember 19 provided with an upright post ,olfV lsleeve 20v from which twooppositely dispoised arms 21 and 22 extend, the. arnx 2 2v be.- ing thelonger and extending through the aperture 16 to engage theflange 8 of anadjacent door, While the arm 21,v engages the 7 of4 the door yon thesame side of the diaphragm as` the rotatable member.` A,`

t 23 eatendsvatright angles to the, bear;- ing` post l01' Sleeve 20 ofthe locking riiember.4 19 for the reception of a bar or handle solthatgreat pressure may be used when` desired tor rotating. the lockingmember 19 to force. the.

doors to a tightly closed; position. VA pivoted catch 24-is locatedabove the handle in posi.-

tion to engage a lug 25 formed on the` top of thescket 23 and lock therotatable ber 19 in its door supporting position,` as.

shown in Fig.'4. A

. As willbe noticed in Fig. 3, I

plreferablyemploy a bolt 26 I extending throu 1 4 the postA 20 as wellas .through thelugs 18` or securely holdin the rotating member 19 inposition, a nut 2 being rovided for said bolt.

To support t e doorsv in a temporary position each is associated with ahook 27 which is secured as at 28 to the car bottom, said hook normalllying out of the path of travel of the door, ut being adapted to beeasily forced inwardly when it is desired to support the door in atemporary position.

The operation of closing the doors is exceediV ly: simpte. Sup oase, fory example, that e doors were inheiropen position. They would be liftedand temporarily supported by the hQOkS 27', after which, the firstrotatable` member 19, as shown diagrammatically in Fig. 1, would' beturned, thus causingitsarm 21 to ride alom the inclined plane 12 of theflange 7 of the oor so as to force lthis .side oithedpor. upwardly. Asthe arm 21 passed the point 11 of the incline, it would support thisside of ther door in its finally y closed or uppermost vposi-tion andthe arm 22 would cooperate withthe incline 14 and force the neighboringside ofther adjacent door to 8 of the door C raise thlsside ofthefdoor"so as to cause it to assume itsy final tightly closed position. At thesame time the arm 21 of this rotatable member 19 would similar- 1y ridealong the inclined plane 12 of the fiangegf ofithe door BV and thusovercome any sagging of the door at this point? y `In a like manner allof the rotatable members would be o erated to tightly closeandsupportall of `the ois. "1. f l

I1 have onlyshown two .Y of the rotatable locking members' in Fig. 2,each cooperating with the two adjacent sides of adjoining` dogrs `but*iti is tote'11Jndars d4 that the 'two en similarrotat'able lockingmembers so that allofthe cors,` may be eectively operated, andv Tolocked ,romtlieir' two o posite sides.

open the doors, of course, it will be only 4neef yessary tounlock thecatches 24 and 'rotate' the revoluble members, 19- until the armszllandi 22-the^reofI pass flanges of the door. L l

l From the foregoing it will be seenthat I have providedv a 'device forsupporting and locking the drop `bottom doorsv cf lfreight cars and haveproyided means whereby thel doors after having been lifted to atemporary position may,` efuliy closed bythe usegof rotatableimembershaving short arms forming levei'fs.` for cooperatingwithf'inclined planes onthe doors.V Furthermore it `will be. seenthatthe arrangement is anexceedin' ly simnlejensly applied andg'reltivey'cheap to manufacture. f

located betweenadjacent doors serves to supors or the'car will beprovided with `beneath the side y port both doors, thei mechanism.:being y'so ar ranged that When; the *member 19 'is rotated the V,closingof one doorfiscom leted,"and oneedge ofthe adjacent door Wi l be drawnshut.` The Weight ofthe secondldoor, hovf ever, Will cause its oppositeedgeL todro,

somewhat, Vsojthatthe closing "of this secon door Vwillvnot be entirely`completed untilfthe Y next 'succeeding rotating member is operated.

In the 'ordinary manipulation ofthe'sel de- Vices, it is the intentionthat all of thedoors shall be liftedto thepartly; closedp'osition 'Wherethey are 'supportedfuponthe latches 27", and that thereaftertherotating/members Will be operatedserially as arranged for. It willIbenote'd that when the doors are rel leased a' limited-'movement ofoneffrotating Y member Will entirely release the edgeoffone ydoorsothatthis4v door may drop entirely open Wliilethe next succeeding dooris',` stillfretained upon'its of therotatin member: Further rotation'vvillfallow thise geiof'the second door to dropdown somewhatybut this-4:Ineombination-yvithad i to fili fllni combinationffwithualcari-havmga die 'an second door, in "turn, will vnot becompletely `released until "they next'V succeeding rotating memberfisoperated for'at lea'stfa portion of its arco'flrotation".'1fy y n -f' 1`Having thusidescribedmy invention, what*` I claim as'ncw anddesiretosec-ure by Letters Patent is,- y i if( 5l; Injcombination with acarfhaving a drop bottom door, a vpivotedhook *orf'sup- A Vporting `thedoor inv4 a temporarypartly closed position, means capablel ofy partialrotation'utor engage portion of the door to"therebyv .lift andy supportlthe same in"`fully lolosedpofsition, and: means forlocking Vsaidlastymentioned means to thereby fretainthe lattefrjin afposi` tioncorrespondingjtothe f closed and `locked v Y a carr'i-having'ba' drop:bottomdoor,5 independentj means .-fory supportngfthe door ina,temporaryY position,

andmeanshavinganfarin-movableUin-aplane substantiallyparallel with-thatof the` closed dooradapted-tobe rotated into engagement with a sportionyof the ldoor an door toits final vclosed position.

3: "Incombinationi )with a2 c'arwhaving aV drop bottom doorprovided withan inclined plane vformed "thereon,-y independent'hmeans'forsupportingthedoorinfaftemporary partclosed position, andmeans-located I4,onj 'the Vcar body adapted fupon `being yrotated `:to{enf-n -o'age the inclined i plane? 'and ltherebyl raise -1 Vsaid doortoclosed position. 1'? f y'Opp-limietY 1fi i06f` having anl:inclinedfplane "",forn'ied on one side f thereof, i door,Supportingmemberhaving ian arm'fadaptedi to` pass 'beneath the door andengagel'said inclined? planegfsaidfdoor V [porting 'nfiemberV1 servingoperated to t` after has @mantas drop `bottom do'or,fv`temporarysupporting means for said door, an inclined plane :formed neary thefrontedgeYA of the door and iup-the` side thereof, and the opposite edgeofgthe door being'beveled, a door supporting member? provided withoutwardly extendingarms one of ywhich is ,adapted to engage theinclinedplane to? force the door tov a yclosed position andlto support the doorin'said pol sition, means for-locking said oloor support- Y ing memberafter the same'has been operated,

af'vsecond door ksupporting memberfhaving j arms one 'ofiwhichisfadapted to engage and* support vthe opposite' side of said door, and

meansfor'locking said lastnameddoor supy porting member in lits doorsupporting p0- slltion. A p

= 6. In/combinationyvith avcarhaving a'drop v i bottoni'v door,ytemporary support.ingmeans for said door, an inclined plane formed onfone f of thelsides of said door near the,` rfrontv edge-thereof, anoppositely positioned and yoppositelyinclined bevel lformed onthe othercslde ofsaid'fdoor, two door supporting mem! berscapable of arpartia'lrotation to/engagel respectively the' inclined plane and the ybevelto`thereby-raise andsupportl the Idoor infa lfinal closed position. l

' 7, "In Vcombination withl a `car i having ydropy bottom ldoors,ihooksfor supporting "the same `in a partlyclosed position,diaphragmspositioned between the doors, each of said.dia'

Vphragmsl being' provided With an aperture,

'and rotatablemembers respectively secured toisaiddiaphragms-and eachprovided with ff v8;y I' combination.witha car havinga` plurality of`tdrop bottom doors, each'fof .said

doorsbeingprovi'ded on'itsropposite sides withi an inclined plane andahbeveledJi-edge jre'spectivelyg 'a plurality of rotatabledoor`"si`1ppo"rting members? each'L having tivo iarms f" vadapted to:engage'the adjacent-.edges Vof'two Y do'orsgone,of/saidrotatable,membersbgagthe beveled edge of` f one "door and; ythe lotherrotatable memberiengaging. theinclined planefon the' adjacentvdoor, and'saidfdoorgsup- 4porting members'serving to raisethe 'doorstofinal close-d"position.y i Y 'rality of door' l supportingfrmembe'rseachiof y kInfcfornbination with alcarhaving a plu rality-:Vfiof dropbottom,` doors,` indepe,ndent means?forsupportingeachl'of thefdoors*inaytemporary partly closedposition",` and a plu-k l i which engages theadjacent sides of two doors,` said door supportin members serving teraise the doors to an support them in lnllly olosed ition'. i i j A19;;111 com inaton with a car havin a plumllity of drop bottom doors,indepen ent moans or supporting each of the doors in a tamporary partlyclosed position, and plu, mliiof door supporting members `each of wlmienga es the adjacent sides of two doors, said oorsupporting membersbeing adapted to'raise the doors to a finallyclosed and Supportedposition,` and means for locking the door supporting members to therebylock the doors in their tightly closed and supported position.

1. In combination with a freight carhaving drop bottom doors, means forsupportin each of thedoors ina temporary partly close position, aplurality of rotatabledoor supporting members respectively posltionedbe- Y tween-two adjacentdoors and each-adapted tas-extend underandengage the lower edges of the sides of two adjacent doors, the sidesof the .door bein dso "formed where thy ,are engaged y sai oor. suporting mem ers as to cause the doors to be orced upwardly and V.besupported'in their closed `position by said i' gie# we door; said doorbeing adapted to be door supporting members, and, means forV locking therotatable membersto thereby lock the doors in their closed and supportedposi'- ".12. In combination vvwith a freiht ear hav- *ing a drop 'bottomdoor, a hook or support ing the door in a temporary partly closed P0-sition, 1a door support 4member:` rotatably d to one side oit the doorand havin van arm adapted to be swung beneath. saldo oel', aninclinedplane formed ontheaide. of the door within the path of said arm, a'handle socket formed on said door supporting mem* her, the said inclinedplane being formed at a slight distance, from the front edge L oxced to'a closed position byfsaid arm .when said door member is operated,andsaid arm serving to support said'door after .the same j has been;forced upwardlyto its fina-1 closed 'ticn. i

position, rotatable f means secured to the car and operableindepenflen'tlyy of said hook for i mining one corner oit the door toitslnal Vulosoulaa'id `supported position, and l `further fmtattablemeansor raisingthe `other cornerl of rtho 4door toza final closed andsupported 14. In combination withra freighticariliaiving a plurality-ofdrop bottom' doors, hooks rting the doors ini-,a temporar i Sitio,diaphragme exten lng, tween t e vdoors, each of -said dia iphnns blnkvplfovidtfl With an` aperture, a

of the UriarteV plate secured aboutthe edges of Yoath of the lapertures, anda rotatable member su by each of saidplates each of saidrotatable members being provided with two outstanding arms, one arm ofeach member extending through one of said a ertures rad'accnt thereto,one of said rotatablle members ing adapt ed lto engage the sidesk of twoadjacent door and the sides of the doors being so constructs that saidrotatable members serve to force the doors upwardly to a fully closedposition and to support the same in said position, and means for lookinthe rotatable members to ther-eb lock the lgoors.

15..` door `arrangement for railway cars including a plurality of doorsarran d ad jacent each other, and rotatable means coated betweenadjacent doors and movable yinto engagement with `each forsupportinothem said means being operable to yforce tb of said doorstoward closed position.

j 16. A door arrangement for railway cara including a plurality of doorsarra dadjwenteaeh other, means for individua ly supporting each ofthedoors ina partly closed position, fand a member having a plurality ofrigid portions respectively cooperable wi neighboring doors, for forcingthe doors from the said partly closed positions toward fully closed tositions.

17g door `arrangement for railway oars .includinga plurality of doorsarranged adjacent each other, means for temporarily supportingeaoh ofthe doors individually in a closed position. y Y

Y 18. Adoer arrangement for railway cars including a plurality of doorsl 'adjaeentieach other, and a member ro tably mounted u n the carbetween ad'acent of two oft doors and ari-an to support Vboth'doore,jthe said being so arranged that a limited movement thereof willonejof the doors from supporting engagement; with said member andfurther movement thereofwill release the other door ,t I Y o i o .fromsupporting engagement with said mam- 13. i In combination with a freightcar 'hav-` ingfa dro bottom door, a hook for supportthe oor in atemporary partly closed Vof` two of the Idoors and adapted to engage yand support said doors, the said member baing movable in onedireotion to`tally release one door from the'suppoa't of said member "withoutreleasing-the other door. 'f

20. A door'arrangement for railway cars, including ajpluralxty of doorsarranged adjacent each other, means operable'between adjacent doors forsupportin one doOr angl partially closing the other oor,` and Ational.means operable at another', point on y said doors to the second doorfor completely closing said second door. v

21. In combination With a drop bottom railway car having a plurality ofswinging doors arranged adjacent each other with their hinging axesextending in the same direction, means for supportlng said doors in apartly closed position, and means mounted upon and movable with respectto the bodyof the car for simultaneousl v engaging said doors to forcethem towar fully closed position, said means being adapted to bedisengaged from permit the latter to swing to open position.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature.

EMIL C. ANDERSON.

